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Safety Valves

The document discusses safety valves used in well completions, including surface safety valves, subsurface safety valves, and tubing safety valves. It describes the applications and functions of these valves, how they are installed and controlled, and factors considered for subsurface safety valve installation.

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Safety Valves

The document discusses safety valves used in well completions, including surface safety valves, subsurface safety valves, and tubing safety valves. It describes the applications and functions of these valves, how they are installed and controlled, and factors considered for subsurface safety valve installation.

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Safety Valves

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Safety Valves in Well Completion


Surface Safety Valve - SSV

Automatic fail-safe close valve installed at the Upper Master


Valve of the x-mas tree

A positive shut-off flow in case of


line leaks
process upsets in the surface facility
emergency shutdown.

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Safety Valves in Well Completion


SubSurface Safety Valve - SSSV

A valve installed in the tubing down the well.

When activated it stops well flow.

Valve usually activated in combination with Surface Safety


Valve

Used for Emergency Only

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SubSurface Safety Valves - SSSV


Application (1)

Why Install?
Protect people, property and the environment in case of
blowout from sabotage or human error, collision, equipment
failure, fire or leaks

Factors determining whether to install?

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Location and types of wells


Government legislation
effect of blowout on people and the environment
damage to the producing reservoir

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SubSurface Safety Valves - SSSV


Application (2)

Which type of wells require SSSV?

offshore flowing oil and gas production wells


offshore wells gas injection wells capable of flow
onshore gas producing and injection wells
onshore flowing sour (H2S) oil/gas wells
wells in earthquake-prone zones
Certain onshore oil wells
near major roads and or near populated areas
near environmental sensitive areas
near security sensitive areas

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Tubing Safety Valves


Functional requirements

Flow barrier in the tubing when required.

Fail-safe closing at a pre-determined condition or command

To withstand the maximum reservoir pressure in closed


position

Minimum pressure drop in during production

In closed-position, pump through capability

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Subsurface Safety Valves - SSSV


Application (3)
Tubing Safety Valves

SC-SSSV - Surface Controlled SubSurface Safety Valve:


controlled from the surface
installed and retrievable by wireline
installed as an integral part of the tubing

WR SC-SSSV
TR SC-SSSV

SSC-SSSV - SubSurface Controlled SubSurface Safety


Valve (Storm Choke)
actuated by the flow characteristics of the well
installed by wireline

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SC-SSSV Wireline Retrievable type

Control line
WR SC-SSSV
seals
Landing nipple

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SC-SSSV Tubing Retrievable type

Flapper open
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Flapper closed
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Tubing Retrievable SC-SSSV

Features

integral part of tubing


no restriction in flow path ID
flapper shut off
robust design
equalizing while opening
lock open option
WR-SC-SSSV can be installed as backup

Note: valve sensitive for tubing loads

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SSSV Setting Depth (3)


Recommended minimum setting depth

offshore
50 meter below the deepest pile penetration

onshore
100 meter below ground level

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